For CSS backgrounds, "transparent" is the default value. It can also be used on border-color. Even though you can't currently use it for foreground color (like text) its part of CSS3: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#transparent (there are ways to do it in today's MSIE browsers with Filters, though, but lack of anti-aliasing makes it look ugly in smaller font sizes).

If its really that complex don't worrie about trying to explain i'm also posting on the phpbb forum so maybe someone there that has done it before can give me some advice. Its my first time trying to edit this part of a style so I really don't know what i'm doing.

I am testing out the phpbb3 setup for my forum. today i'm having a blank moment and could do with a little nudge.I have downloaded a template/style and want to upload it to my phpbb3 forum using frontpage.i have opened up front page but how do i get the template from my PC onto my website?